Vehicle-radiator mounting and inclosing member.



F. R. FAGEOL.

VEHICLE RADIATOR MOUNTING AND INCLOSING MEMBER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. mi.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. I917- L 5 mm 4 r m An M 2 D m ow P WITNESS.-

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lPATFT FFTFE FRANK JR. FAG-E014, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

VEHICLE-RADIATOR MOUNTING AND INCLOSING MEMBER.

and by-the employment of which the ra-- diator when in position on the vehicle frame is sloped backwardly from bottom to top and a vertical edge is provided atthe rear thereof for coiiperation with the forward perpendicular ed e of the vehicle hood.

The invention has for its principal objects to provide a shroud construction for. vehicle radiators, preferably of cast metal, and

- within which the radiator proper is detachably secured, the front wall of said shroud slopes baekwardly from bottom to top with the side walls thereof extending rearwardly therefrom, the lower edges thereof being fashioned to lie parallel with the vehicle frame, and the rear edge adapted to be perpendicularly disposed, whereby the appearance of and lines of the vehicle hood construction are beautified, and permitting the" employment in connection with an in-,

clined radiator, of a hood member having'a perpendicular front end wall.

' With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims ma be resorted to without departing from t e s irit or, sacrificing any of the advantages 0 the invention.

To more fully comprehend the invention, reference is directed to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken centrally through Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in top plan of the construction illustrated in F1 1.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on line Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 23, rate.

Application filed June 20, 1917; Serial No. 175,787. r

4-4 ofFig. 2 viewed in 'the direction of the arrows. 1

Fig. 5 is a-view in perspective of the preferred embodiment of my invention in position on a vehicle frame.

Referring more particularly to'the several views of the drawings, wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, 1 indicates a suitablevehicle frame, the forward end of which supports a radiator construction and'housing therefor, and the intervening space between the rear of the radiator housing and the body (not shown) is adapted to be closed by the usual hood 2 having a perpendicular front or forward edge 3. The radiator construction and housing consists of the usual cellular type of radiator 4 positioned within a shroud 5 and removably held therein by a suitable band 6 secured at its upper end to the shroud and surrounding'the sidewalls of the radiator, as in Fig. 2 of the drawingsQ The shroud is preferably of cast metal, and is provided in its front with the opening 7 and at its top with the filler opening 8, communicating with the interior of the radiator, in any suitable manner.

Extending rearwardly from the upper and side portions of the shroud 5 arethe top and side walls 9, the side walls being disposed or inclined outwardly toward the rear thereof and increasing in width toward the base thereof, as in Fig. 4. The lower edges of the side walls 9 are flanged, as at.10, and are adapted to lie on the vehlcle frame 1, as in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, in such manner that the front wall 11 of the shroud is inclined rearwardly in a vertical plane. The side walls 9 also terminate short of the bottom of the shroud whereby the radiator projects between and below the vehicle frame member 1, as in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. The rear edge of the shroud l is perpendicularly disposed as at 12 to cor respond with the perpendicular edge 3 of the vehicle hood 2. The constructing of the shroud in this manner permits of the rearward inclination of the radiator and the cooperation with the rear edge of the shroud of the forward edge of the usual hood construction. Suitable braces 12 and 13 are provided within the shroud to maintain the radiator d in position therein, and extendin laterally from the side walls of said shrou adjacent the top thereof, are suitable integral tubuthe same is rearwardly inclined with the of said shroud sloped side edges resting on and supported by the vehicle frame, the rear edges of said side portions being perpendicularly disposed so as to permit of the employment of the usual ty e of vehicle hood.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Let- .ters Patent is 1. In combination with a motor driven ve hicle, a cooling radiator therefor, a, shroud resting on the vehicle frame for detachably receiving and inclosing the side, top and bottom walls of said ra iator, the front wall backwardly from bottom to top. I I

2. In combination with a motor driven vehlcle, a cooling radiator therefor, a shroud resting on the vehicle frame for detachably receiving and inclosin the side, top and bot walls .being substantlally perpendicularly disposed. Y

3. A shroud for motor vehicle radiators,

comprising a cast metal open body within whichthe radiator is received, said shroud having rearwardly disposed side walls tapering from their lower to their upper ends. and the lower edge thereof disposed at right angles to the rear edge of said side walls, whereby said shroud when positioned on a vehicle frame will slope backwardly from bottom to top.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK R. FAGEOL.

Witnesses:

HARRY A. TOTI'EN, D. B. Browne. 

